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Piment d'Espelette Chile

This chile’s mild, tomato-like acidity highlights its mild, almost grassy flavor. Essential to Basque cuisine, this pepper pairs perfectly with any roast meat or vegetable.

This chile’s mild, tomato-like acidity highlights its mild, almost grassy flavor. Essential to Basque cuisine, this pepper pairs perfectly with any roast meat or vegetable.

Fun Fact

The Champagne of chile peppers, both because it’s absolutely delicious and because the name refers only to chiles grown in a specific region. The cultivar is otherwise known as the Gorria chile.

Spice Stats

Native to:
Basque region (Spain/France)
Plant family:
Solanaceae
Raw form:
Chile
Scoville:
<4,000
Native to:Basque region (Spain/France)
Plant family:Solanaceae
Raw form:Chile
Scoville:<4,000

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